ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clinton County, Indiana

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.7 min one way; 6.0% worked from home, 82.0% drove alone, and 2.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone82.0%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.1%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Clinton County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.5 min → 21.7 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 6.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 82.0%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Clinton County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 6.0% worked from home.

Drive alone82.0% ±2.4 pp
Carpool10.2% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 15,835 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Clinton County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 27th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

19thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

0th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 100% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Clinton County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 15,835 workers age 16+, including 14,884 workers with reported travel time and 951 home workers.

Population estimate32,944± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,835± 465 MOE
Workers with travel time14,884± 530 MOE
Estimated home workers951± 232 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Indiana commute records for Clinton County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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